Mural painted in support of wheelchair user Cerys Gemma on show at Blackwater Gallery in Cardiff’s Prospect Place  A mural found in Cardiff created by the mysterious Glaswegian Street artist, The Rebel Bear, is being shown at Blackwater Gallery on the site of the parking dispute which inspired the piece. The artwork, which appeared on…

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Another week and sexual harassment allegations have rocked yet another prominent organisation Honestly, it’s becoming as predictable as death, taxes and Tom Jones banging on about hangingout with Elvis. It could almost be sweepstake material if it weren’t so utterly reprehensible. Roll up, roll up! Which brand will be hit by a sex pestery scandal next? Get your bets in.  This time it’s a business lobby group, the CBI,under the spotlight.…

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In the week of International Women’s Day, I’ve been thinking about the battles we’re still fighting. As I’ve written in this column, it’s a day that increasingly makes me feel torn. Celebrating inspirational women is, of course, a good thing. But we have a bloody long way to go when it comes to equality, and…

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This column first appeared in The Western Mail in February 2023. Joy of joys, it’s my least favourite time of year to live in Cardiff again. It comes around so quickly, the Six Nations. Just as I’ve breathed a sigh of relief that the Autumn internationals are over, here comes rugby again. As a keen…

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This column first appeared in The Western Mail in January 2023. I once had a colleague who proudly sported a sweater with the slogan “But first, coffee!” underneath a cartoon of a steaming caffeinated beverage.  The implication? That nothing of note would be achieved in her life without the oral ingestion of liquidated amphetamine. Imagine…

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This column first appeared in The Western Mail in December 2022. In a break from the usual family tradition, we won’t be playing Trivial Pursuit this festive season. Instead, you’ll find us hunched over a laptop experimenting with our latest obsession – ChatGPT. I hope I’m not overstating it to say this mind-blowing technology feels…

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This column first appeared in The Western Mail in November 2022 It’s morally problematic world cup fever time. Over 60 years since we last qualified, it’s typical that this is the one to break the spell. Because make no bones about it, Qatar 2022 is highly problematic.  The fact that this World Cup is being held in a country…

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This column first appeared in The Western Mail in October 2022 It’s not every day you develop a sense of kinship with a random Scouse footballer. But it was hard not to feel sympathy for Wrexham striker Paul Mullin this week. Poor, principled Mullin was given a dressing down by his club for deigning to…

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This column first appeared in The Western Mail in September 2022 Fifteen winters ago, I stared at my baby boy – not yet one year of age, wrapped in layer upon layer in his cot – and felt as powerless as I have ever felt. That was the winter things went wrong for us.  Instead…

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This column first appeared in the Western Mail in August 2022 A needle drops smoothly into a groove.  The vinyl, dark and shiny as coal crystals, spins hypnotically.  My mam, a cloud of blonde curls and hairspray, hands me a toy Fisher Price phone. I clutch the handset between my tiny fingers, ready for my…

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